VisualDiffer Scripts

This repository contains all open-source Automator scripts used with VisualDiffer for Mac.

List of Scripts

Compare with VisualDiffer (Finder Script)

Add a new menu item to the Finder context menu (under Services) to allow file and folder comparison.

How to install

• On Snow Leopard and above, you must manually copy the "Compare with VisualDiffer.workflow" file into /Users/your account name/Library/Services. If the 'Services' directory doesn't exist, you must create it.
• On Lion, double-click the "Compare with VisualDiffer.workflow" file.

More details about installation are available here.

How to use

• Open the Finder context menu and check under Quick Actions or Services

• When the elements to compare are both visible in a Finder window, simply select the two files or folders and choose "Compare with VisualDiffer" from the service menu.

• When the elements to compare are in different folders, select the first element in Finder and click the menu item. Then browse to the second element and click the menu item again; the comparison will start. If you have multiple Finder windows visible, the first element can be selected using the menu item from the first window and the second from another Finder window.